The Garlic Guide — Plant in Fall, Harvest Next Summer

Plant garlic once in fall and harvest armfuls next summer — if you time it right. The Garlic Guide is a 29-page beginner system from the Grow It Easy Crop Guides series. It covers: hardneck vs softneck and which type fits your climate; when to plant by region (fall windows + an honest spring protocol); planting depth, spacing, and orientation; mulching for winter; spring watering and feeding (with regional cutoffs); garlic scapes — when to cut and what the evidence says about bulb size; the leaf-count harvest method; curing and storing for months; and pest/disease ID with Extension-checked illustrations.

Every number is verified against university Extension sources — and where sources disagree, the guide shows you the honest range instead of pretending one rule fits everywhere. No folklore presented as fact.

Includes: climate chooser, regional planting calendar, spacing and feeding charts, troubleshooting flowchart, seasonal checklist, and a one-page cheat sheet.